Supreme Oars Setup

[cmo]

This is a post to share oar setup on a river boat. This is my setup, feel free to post yours as well. This setup was on a 'budget', you could easily upgrade the oar shafts, but these do fine.

1. From Cascade Outfitters: www.cascadeoutfitters.com

a.

8' to 11' (9ft is my length) Carlisle Oar Shaft

: 2

b.

Carlisle Outfitter Blades

: 2

c.

Carlisle Stopper Sleeve

: 2

d.

Oar Right

: 2

2. From NRS Web: www.nrsweb.com

a.

NRS Standard Open Oar Locks (#1407):

2

b.

NRS Frame Oar Mount(#1214):

2

c.

NRS Frame U-Bolt(#1216):

2

d.

CATARACT Oar Counter Balance Sleeves(#1390):

2 *HIGHLY RECOMMEND COUNTER BALANCES. Keeps the oar blades just below the surface and helps reduce fatigue. Unless you buy higher end oars that are already "counterbalanced".

The Oar Mounts are attached to the handrails. The U-bolt size depends on the thickness of your handrails, so you may just want to purchase u-bolts at a local hardware store that fits and drill the necessary holes into your Oar Mounts. Regarding protecting the handrails, you can use a thin sheet of rubber underneath the mount

Thanks,

Chris